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Backtrax: Downtown’s Martin’s Dept. Store & Offerman Building

By on June 23, 2012 11:07 am in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Commercial Real Estate, Development, Downtown Brooklyn, Landmark Preservation, Shopping, Streets

As the Landmarked Romanesque revival Offerman Building along Fulton Street Mall continues buildout of TJ Maxx and a bevy of boutique stores—alongside H&M’s new-construction two-story glass modernist structure—it’s high time to take a look back at the history of the storied location at 505 Fulton Street. Its life began in 1891, commissioned by mogel Henry […]

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Downtown BK’s Historic Offerman Building At Last Gets New Life Via TJ Maxx

By on February 7, 2012 8:01 pm in Brooklyn History, Commercial Real Estate, Development, Downtown Brooklyn, Landmark Preservation, Shopping, Streets

The beautifully historic but long-suffering Romanesque revival Offerman Building along Fulton Street Mall is at last getting the facelift it so deserves. As H&M continues its new-construction two-story glass modernist build-out next door, TJ Maxx will open a downtown Brooklyn store at 505 Fulton Street, according to signage that appeared within the last week. Imagine […]

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